Legal Opinion

State v. Whitten

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 18, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Justice.

Defendant William Whitten appeals his convictions for rape, gross sexual misconduct, and sexual abuse of a minor, entered in the Superior Court (York County) after a jury-waived trial. On appeal defendant claims that the Superior Court erred in failing to dismiss the charges as a sanction for a purported discovery violation. Alternatively, defendant asserts that he was deprived of his right to a fair trial by the State’s failure to provide adequate discovery. We find no discovery violation nor any deprivation of rights. We deny the appeal.

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Defendant was indicted on multiple…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. State v. EldridgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  4. State v. SiegfriedSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State of Maine v. Jason TwardusSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  2. State v. BerubeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  3. Whitten v. AllenDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1989
  4. State v. BerubeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  5. State v. LaneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989

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